Christmas-tree holder.



. T..BAILBY.

cHRIsTMAs TREE HOLDER, IPLIUTIOF FII-:BD FEB. 25, 1907.

PATENTBD DBc.1o,-1907.

JAMES T.. BAILEY, OF PHCENIXVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA.I

CHRISTMAS-TREE HOLDER.

. No. 873,402. Y

To all 'whom it'aay concern:

Beit knownthat I, JAMES T. BAILEY, -a

' citizen `of the United States, residing at Phoenixville, in the countyof Chester and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new anduseful Implrovements in Christmas-Tree Holders, of W 'ch-'the followingis aspeci- ,being toA provide a simp `The, present invention relates toan improved meansfor supporting Christmas trees or the like in anupright position, the object e and inexpensive device `which can bereadily applied to the baseof the tree in such a manner as to hold thesame in thedesired position, and which comprises few and simple partswhich can be readily collapsed so as to occupy a minimum amount of spacewhen not in use.

- For a full description of the invention and the merits thereof andalso to 'acquire a knowledge of the details of'construction of the meansfor .effecting the result, reference accompanying drawings`,in which:

Figure 1 is a erspective View showing theV view of the tree ho der.'

application of t e device' and, Fig. 2 is a topl p an VCorresponding andlike parts are referred to in the followi 0' description and indicatedin 'all the views o the drawings by the saine i reference characters.

In general, the support coni rising the present invention embodies a spier carrying a plate upon which the base of the tree rests,

and a plurality of'legs'loosely connected to Athe arms ofthe spider, theupper extremities of the legsv being provided with means for positivelyTengaging the tree while the lower extremities are iiared .outwardly andrest upon the fioor or other sup ort. In. the speciiic construction 'ofthe spider it will be observed that the same is forme of a series ofcross bars intersecting at their. middle portions to form the radialarms 1, each of the arms 1 being provided at its extremity with alaterally extending pin 2 and the said-pins being formed' with elongatedheads 3.

Restin upon the 'radial arms'l at the point' 'of their intersection is aplate 4' rovided with a central opening 5 through w ich any suitable'fastening member maybe driven into engagpinent with the lower end ofthetree tru v The' supporting legs 6 are formed at intermediate points withelongated openings or slots 7 receivingv the: pins 2 ex-4 tendinglaterally rom the extremities of the VSpecification of Letters Patent.Application filed Fcliruaryv25.1907. Serial No. 359,144.

is to 'be had to the following description and eral pins projectingPatented nec.. 1o, i907.

radialarms 1. These slots 7 correspond to the elongated heads 3, of thepins 2 so that when the two a're in alinement with each other, the legs6 can be readily attached to and detached from the spider. Inwardlyextending prongs or points S-.areformedat the upper extremities of thelegs 6, the said prongs being designed to embed themselves in the trunkof the tree in such a manner as t to hold the same rigidly in an uprightposi-I" tion. In the'preferred form of the inve tion, the legs 6 arecurved longitudinally so that the lower portions thereof iiare outwardlyand the lower extremities of the legs are formed with the shoes orbasalfilanges 9 which may be employed to secure the device to a suitablesupport, and which also serve to prevent injury to a carpet or otherfloor covering. v

Having thus described the IIVB'I'IOD; What A is claimed as new is:

i.l In a device of the character dscribem, the combination of 8 bOdyPQIIOII upon which the tree trunk IGSQS, the sind bOdy portioncomprising a pluillty 0f Mms, and legs the intermediate portionsof`whichhave a detachable and interlocking connection vwith said armswhile their iipper .portions are provided with means for ,en aging thetree trunk, one of the members eing connected having a in projectingtherefrom provided with an e ongated head while the o p'osite member isformed with an elongate opening corresponding to the head and receivingthe pin.

2. In a device of the character described, A

the combination of aspider formed with a plurality of arms, pinsrojecting laterally from the arms of the s i erand formed with elongatedheads, and egs provided at intermediate oints -with elongated openin sreceiving t e pins and corresponding wit the elongated heads upon thesaine whereby a detachable and interlocking'connection is producedbetween the le s and arms, the upper portions of the legs eing providedwith means for engagi a tree tru 3. In a device o the characterdescribed,

the combination of a spider comprisingfa series of cross barsintersecting at 'their middle ortions whereby a plurality of radialari'ns y is formed, a plate carried by the spider, lat-f from the armsof the spider and formed withl elongated heads, and a l series oi legsprovided at intermediate points withelongated openings receiving the-Eins and correspondin to thev elon ated In testimony whereof I-aix mysignature eads upon the same w ereby a. detac able in presence of twowitnesses. and interlocking connection is produced between the legsandfarms, the u er extremil JMS T' BAILEY' [L' S'] 5 ties of the legscarrying nwar y extending Witnesses:

prongs designed to embed themselves in a LOUIS R. WALTERS, l

tree trunk. p `A. B. SOHEFFE?.

